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Pirates
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
September 26, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 26, 1972 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 26, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 26, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Blass |
Home Starting Pitcher | Wayne Twitchell |
Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 8,472 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Kibler 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: Shag Crawford |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
Rennie Stennett | Left Fielder |
Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
Gene Alley | Shortstop |
Steve Blass | Pitcher |
Bill Virdon | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
Tom Hutton | Right Fielder |
Bill Robinson | Center Fielder |
Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
Bob Boone | Catcher |
Wayne Twitchell | Pitcher |
Paul Owens | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
September 26, 1972
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Twitchell
Cash hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Twitchell
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stennett for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Twitchell
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Twitchell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Blass
Doyle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Blass
Bowa hits a popup towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Blass
Montanez hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Blass
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Champion
Bill Champion now pitching.
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Champion
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Champion covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Champion
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Blass
Hutton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Blass
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Blass
Schmidt is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Champion
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Champion covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Champion
Alley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blass vs. Champion
Blass bunts towards the mound. Champion fields it and throws to first for the out. Alley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Champion
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Blass
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Stennett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Champion vs. Blass
Champion strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Blass
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Champion
Stennett hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Champion
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt juggles the ball. That's an error on Schmidt. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Champion
There's a wild pitch. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Champion
Stargell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Champion
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Blass
Bowa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Blass
Montanez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cash catches it and throws to first to double up Bowa. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Blass
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Champion
Hebner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Champion
Sanguillen bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Champion
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blass vs. Champion
Blass bunts towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. Hebner moves to third. Alley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cash vs. Champion
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Blass
Hutton hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Blass
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Blass
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Blass
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Champion vs. Blass
Champion hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Champion
Stennett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Champion
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stennett moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stargell vs. Champion
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Clemente moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oliver vs. Champion
Oliver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hutton. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Stennett scores. Clemente scores. Stargell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hebner vs. Wilson
Bill Wilson now pitching.
Hebner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sanguillen vs. Wilson
Sanguillen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stargell scores. Oliver scores. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alley vs. Wilson
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hebner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blass vs. Wilson
Blass hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hebner scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Wilson
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blass moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stennett vs. Wilson
Stennett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Blass
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Blass
Bowa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Blass
Montanez hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Blass
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Wilson
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Wilson
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilson covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Wilson
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Blass
Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Blass
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Blass
Schmidt hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Blass
Boone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Money vs. Blass
Don Money pinch hits for Bill Wilson.
Money hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Terlecki
Bob Terlecki now pitching. Don Money now playing third base.
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Terlecki
Sanguillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Terlecki
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sanguillen moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blass vs. Terlecki
Blass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Blass
Doyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Blass
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Blass
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luzinski vs. Blass
Luzinski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bowa scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hutton vs. Blass
Hutton hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Terlecki
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Terlecki
Stennett strikes out. The throw from Boone to pick off Cash, and he's out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Terlecki
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Money fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Terlecki
Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Blass
Bob Robertson now playing first base.
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Blass
Ron Stone pinch hits for Bob Terlecki.
Stone hits a fly ball into left field. Stennett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Blass
Boone hits a popup towards the mound. Blass settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/26/1972 -- Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Cash D, 2b 5 0 2 0 Doyle D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Stennett R, lf 5 1 1 0 Bowa L, ss 4 1 2 0 Clemente R, rf 5 1 2 0 Montanez W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Stargell W, 1b 5 1 0 0 Luzinski G, lf 4 0 1 1 Robertson B, 1b 0 0 0 0 Hutton T, rf 3 0 0 0 Oliver A, cf 4 1 1 2 Robinson B, cf 4 0 2 0 Hebner R, 3b 3 1 1 0 Schmidt M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Sanguillen M, c 4 0 2 2 Terlecki B, p 0 0 0 0 Alley G, ss 4 0 2 0 Stone R, ph 1 0 0 0 Blass S, p 2 0 1 1 Boone B, c 4 0 2 0 Twitchell W, p 0 0 0 0 Champion B, p 2 0 0 0 Wilson B, p 0 0 0 0 Money D, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 5 12 5 33 1 8 1 Pittsburgh 000 005 000 -- 5 Philadelphia 000 000 010 -- 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Blass S (W) 9.0 8 1 1 2 2 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Twitchell W 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Champion B (L)* 4.0 6 4 4 0 1 Wilson B 2.0 3 1 1 1 2 Terlecki B 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 4 batters in 6th E -- Schmidt M DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia 2 LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Philadelphia 7 2B -- Oliver A SH -- Blass S 2 WP -- Champion B T -- 2:09 A -- 8472
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